Thadhail na h-ainglean Ceilteach air Àird Rosain agus Glaschu am bliadhna - the hardworking members of Ardrossan's Christmas Lights Committee summoned golden Angels with their intricate Celtic-knotwork style gold and silver wings for their Christmas parade this year as well as lots of lovely Christmas-themed lanterns. The Angels went on to perform as part of the bilingual Gaelic section in...
Pairèid uabhasach soirbheachail a bha anns an 5mh Pairèid Oidhche Shamhna againn & bha sinn air leth toilichte obrachadh ri buidheann dràma òigridh ionadail, Capall Dorcha cuideachd. This year's Halloween Parade, our 5th such event with Gaelic at it's core since 2014, was a huge success and featuring work with local Ardrossan Youth Drama company Capall Dorcha, as well as direct...
Join Independent State of Happiness for our 5th consecutive Gaelic Halloween celebrations! Our most ambitious & largest scale Halloween Parade ever!
The Ardrossan Halloween Parade will take place on Saturday 28 October. It will begin at 5pm in Hill Street, and then proceed along Glasgow Street and on to...
Air a' dhealbhachadh & a chruthachadh còmhla ri Pròiseact Òigridh Chill Bhreanainn & ri fhaicinn gu h-ìosal - larger images available on Facebook here.
Abair pròiseact sgoinneil! This was an amazing project over several months working with an incredibly dedicated group of committee members passionate about their local community & young people - hear what participants themselves thought of the work in this short 4.5 min video below & find out more about our work developing celebratory Street Theatre,...
On foot of the development of the William Wallace Big Head Puppet for Ardrossan's Castle Carnival Parade this year, Independeht State of Happiness was delighted to be invited to form part of Perth's Salute Event Parade, as ongoing development from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo's Outreach work in 2015. After developing & choreographing various Haka-style chants...
Working to a brief to create an artwork that celebrated Paisley's rich weaving heritage, the global spread of the infamous 'Paisley Pattern' with a festival theme of 'The Threads that Bind Us' - celebrating what brings people together, brings a sense of belonging and makes Paisley's communities rich and vibrant, and how Paisley's proud heritage inspires a legacy for today's makers and artists.
The months long process developing material for the Ardrossan Castle Carnival Parade finally came to an awesome conclusion on Saturday... I've gone straight onto a wonderful new commission but here's a sneak peak at some of the William Wallace Big Head Puppet & other wearable and portable art created with more info images & video material and post-parade Vox...
Tha mi fìor thrang ag obair airson pròiseact Ealain & Dràma Sràide mòr Mòr MÒR an-dràsda! A' cruthachadh culaidhean & gu leòr nithean spaideil airson a' chiad phairèid mar phàirt de Latha Carnabhail Chaisteal Àird Rosain air an 17mh den Òg-mhìos, agus gu leòr eile...
Thigibh a' tadhal air Ariel aig Stannd 16 ann an Tallaichean-Cuirme Ghlaschu bho 9.30 - 2.30uf Dihaoine an 27mh Faoilleach!
Come chat to Ariel at Stand 16 in the Glasgow Concert Hall at Celtic Connections' Showcase Scotland from 9.30 - 2.30, Friday 27th of January.
Australian-born of Scots...
Thug 2016 cothrom dhomh coimhead siar air na tha mi air dèanamh bhon uair a ghluais mi a dh'Alba aig deireadh 2012, agus ged a bha an turas seo air a bhith fìor, fìor dhùbhlanach uaireannan, cha mhòr nach urrainn dhomh creidsinn na tha mi air coileanadh ann am beagan a' bharrachd air 4 bliadhna.
2016 provided an opportunity...
Tha am bhidio mu dheireadh mu shàr-phròiseict Fhèis Shamhna Phàislig ri fhaicinn gu h-ìosal is tòrr agallamhan ri com-pàirtichean cuideachd!
Take a look at the video of last year's fab Paisley Halloween Parade project, with lots of Vox Pops with performers & participants!
Bha e na urram fìor mhòr dhomh a bhith nam Neach-Ealain air Mhuinntireas dhan fhèis seo am bliadhna - being Artist in Residence at the Scottish Maritime Museum for this new festival was not only one of the highlights of my year, but of my entire artistic career as well. Though an intense three and a half weeks, delivering some 18 workshops for school, community & youth groups whilst...
Bha mi air ais airson an 4mh bliadhna ris a' phròiseact seo a tha na dhìleab air Mhòd Nàiseanta Phàislig ann an 2013. Back for the 4th Halloween since the Royal National Mòd in Paisley 2013, the legacy of the Paisley Mòd continued with this year's parade engaging more young and older adults and broadening our engagement with groups beyond the traditional dance & theatre genres....
Táim in Éirinn faoi láthair don tríú huaire leis an bhféile iontach seo - it's a year of thirds it seems this year, having just finished my third tour for the fantastic Highlands festival, Blas, back in Westport for the third year since 2013 and heading straight back into our 3rd Paisley Halloween Parade, creating bilingual Gaelic Street Theatre & Spectacle.
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Is iomadh rud a bhitheas an luchd-fastaidh agus amhairc ag innse dhomh - those who hire me to deliver work in their communities, and their audiences tell me many things, and I'm always grateful for those who take the time to put it in writing.
"I also wanted to say that what you are doing with Gaelic is amazing, wonderful, innovative, inspiring,...
'S fhiach dealbh mìle facal.. If a picture's worth a thousand words? I hear 'awesome' from children, young people and adults pretty often about my work, I think seeing it written as 'OSM' might be a first and always good to see 'totally awesome!'. I think it might be the first time I've head 'magic' connected to my Circus Skills workshops as well, but I guess there always time for a first...
Bithidh e daonnan na urram mòr an obair agam a bhith na pàirt d'fhiolmaichean aithriseach a thèid a dhèanamh airson Fèisean, agus tha an obair is na beachdan agam mu na pròiseactan ri fhaicinn is ri cluinntinn dhà thursan anns na bhidiothan seo gu h-ìosal.
It's always a great honour for my work to be included in festival documentaries, and both commentary & my own...
Tha e na phribhleid mhòr dhomh tilleadh dh'Fhèis Blas airson an treasamh turas is tha mi an dùil gu mòr ri tòiseachadh Diluain a tha a' tighinn! It's a great honour to return to the fantastic Blas Festival for the 3rd consecutive year delivering a range of Storytelling & Drama workshops, as well as Circus...
Tha Cafaidh Gàidhlig na Sràide a' tighinn a-rithist! The Pop Up Gaelic Café is heading out again later this month to the wonderful Marymass Festival & Largs Viking Festival! Seo beagan dealbhan is sinn aig...
